Show CERTIFIED AND PEDIGREED gra GRIMM ALFALFA SEED in answer to an inquiry made lu the state department ot of agriculture with regard to p proximity roxi mity of commom alfalfa to the grimm in ili the production ot of certified grimm mr air denton benlon state commissioner of agriculture has haa tho the following to say bay in answering your questions of may alay will say that in considering the requirements for certifying of grimm alfalfa seed the ques question quest tiou lou of joining fields with other varieties was wa s discussed and all the information obtainable brought to bear on the subject and finally decided that for certification this wll wil not affect the grimm seed neither does it in idaho but tor for pedigreed reed which wo are not attempting to produce this year idaho required require a a distance of 20 rods certified grimm Is 12 ordinarily used for or planting t in n produce hay while pedigreed seed beed I 1 fi s especial e S ly seed plots used to plan to piu duce certified seed we have not air aa cepter fields that have been planted to ordinary alfalfa in the past tou years or that are likely tn carry any volunteer alpila al ua whatsoever ane danger landeras lan gerAs ls loo preat ni a cven alfalfa m may ply liy in the brou nd ii for 1 years and with proper 1 g appear in the felds that have been to ik lan in tho the past four years 1 l will be i deed that th tivy differ e diate be bes besan w wn n ii 11 grimm and pedigreed grimm while the pedigreed grimm will undoubtedly undoubted bring the largos larger price the markee mar kei will necessarily bo be limited and the restrictions so much greater in the proc that on tho the whole the certified seed will be the better paying crop capeci especially ally since the field of common are scattered over triv thu greater part of tho the pumping district it is imperative that every seed grower who proposes to grow bertl ped grimm hold strictly to the rules rulea otherwise certification carinci b bv granted it if you do not know ablo rules you can got get a copy I 1 from lew mar price county agent beaver county agricultural agent |